Why is high productivity important for a nation? 2. Why do you suppose that service jobs have lower productivity than manufacturing jobs? 3. How can a company gain a competitive advantage by having higher productivity than its competitors have? Answer: high productivity important for nation because high productivity increase the economic level and also increase the living standard ...increase GDP of the country and give competitive advantage in the market ‚ productivity means to work with efficiency
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INTRODUCTION Much of what managers and supervisors do is solve problems and make decisions. New managers and supervisors‚ in particular‚ often make solve problems and decisions by reacting to them. They are "under the gun"‚ stressed and very short for time. Consequently‚ when they encounter a new problem or decision they must make‚ they react with a decision that seemed to work before. It’s easy with this approach to get stuck in a circle of solving the same problem over and over again. Therefore
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Consumer Research Methods Market research is often needed to ensure that we produce what customers really want and not what we think they want. Primary vs. secondary research methods. There are two main approaches to marketing. Secondary research involves using information that others have already put together. For example‚ if you are thinking about starting a business making clothes for tall people‚ you don’t need to question people about how tall they are to find out how many tall people
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Objectives Strategic Decision Making What is strategic management? Why study global strategic management? Fundamental issues General Approach Current competitive landscape Chapter 1 Strategic Management Full set of commitments‚ decisions‚ and actions required to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn sustainable competitive advantage Why study Strategic Management? Expertise in global strategy is highly sought after Preparation for international assignments Needed for advancing to
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Concepts of Decision Making MMPBL/500 Foundations of Problem Based Learning Abstract Key concepts of decision making are a vital part of keeping a company successful and happy employees. There are many areas to take into consideration when applying these decisions. To begin managers must apply their critical thinking skills. As a manager you must choose a decision making concept. Then analyze the concept that is going to be used. Also take a close look at the symptoms and problems
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EXPLAIN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS WITH EXAMPLE OF YOUR OWN. Introduction:- Decision making is an integral part of the most of the top manager’s duties. Not even a single day passes without taking decisions particularly in modern organisations. Hence‚ management and decision making are considered as inseparable. In fact‚ whatever a manager does‚ he can do it only by taking some decision. All matters related to planning‚ organization‚ staffing‚ directing and
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category People judge the probability of a hypothesis by considering how much the hypothesis resembles (is representative for) available data Prospect theory (k&T‚ 1979) The theory describes the decision processes in two stages: editing and evaluation. During editing‚ outcomes of the decision are ordered following certain heuristic. In particular‚ people decide which outcomes they see as identical‚ set a reference point and then consider lesser outcomes as losses and greater ones as gains
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1.1 Describe the main stages of the purchase decision-making process Answer: 1.1 Business buying decision process consists of the following steps. * Problem recognition * General need description * Product specification * Supplier search * Proposal solicitation * Supplier selection * Order routine specification * Performance review (Kotler‚ Armstrong‚ 2008) Problem recognition: It will occur when an organization recognizes a problem or need that can be meet by
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TOPIC 1 DISCUSSION Why research is considered essential in the decision making function of management. Research may be defined as a systematic inquiry whose objective is to provide the information that will allow managerial problems to be solved. It is also seen as an activity that is often carried out by most people‚ knowingly or unknowingly in the course of their daily lives. It is a systematic inquiry whose objective is to provide the information that will allow managerial problems to be solved
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE NSW‚ AUSTRALIA Despite 24 years of legislation‚ sexual harassment remains a problem in our workplaces. Sexual harassment comes at a considerable cost‚ both to affected individuals and to business. It is important that employers take active steps to prevent sexual harassment and respond effectively when it occurs. Definition of sexual harassment Sexual harassment is defined in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) as ‘any unwelcome or unwanted sexual behaviour
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